IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
West Chirton Trading Estate, NORTH SHIELDS, NE29 7TY
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to West Chirton Trading Estate, NE29 7TY by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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Image Listing (14 Images Found)
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Details
Distance
1
West Chirton Industrial Estate
View of West Chirton Industrial Estate seen from the North Tyneside Railway.
Image: © Peter McDermott
Taken: 21 May 2011
0.02 miles
2
Tesco Chimney, West Chirton
The chimney is a well-known landmark in this area. It is the last remainder of the Ministry of Supply World War II munitions factory in the West Chirton area of North Shields. The chimney is a red brick design with the name Tesco now emblazoned on it in white paint (it is adjacent to the Tesco Extra North Shields store).
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 20 Jun 2011
0.10 miles
3
Mill chimney, West Chirton
Surviving chimney on what is now (obviously) a supermarket site.
Image: © Richard Webb
Taken: 1 Oct 2015
0.10 miles
4
Train on the North Tyneside Steam Railway
A Class 08 diesel locomotive pulls a handful of vintage carriages along the volunteer run North Tyneside Steam Railway. The railway is based at the Stephenson Railway Museum.
Image: © Graham Robson
Taken: 1 May 2017
0.13 miles
5
Cycle route on old railway at West Chirton
National Cycle Route 10, part of the Reiver's Cycle Route follows the line of the old Blyth and Tyne Railway and Seaton Burn Waggonway. The North Tyne Steam Railway, a heritage railway, runs alongside. The route here passes between trading estates on both sides.
Image: © Oliver Dixon
Taken: 4 Dec 2013
0.13 miles
6
Also for in-line skaters
Alternative use for the cycle path National Cycle Route 10, part of the Reiver's Cycle Route which follows the line of the old Blyth and Tyne Railway and Seaton Burn Waggonway. The bridge in the background carries the Coast Road.
Image: © Oliver Dixon
Taken: 4 Dec 2013
0.13 miles
7
Industrial unit under construction, Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate
A new light industrial unit under construction on the Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate in North Tyneside.
Image: © Graham Robson
Taken: 1 May 2017
0.15 miles
8
Backworth Colliery Railway
Now a cycle path. Behind the Japanese Knotweed on the left is the North Tyneside Steam Railway which uses the route of the Seatonburn Waggonway. On the right is an industrial area where at the time was awaiting redevelopment with the network of roads left after demolition of older units.
Image: © Richard Webb
Taken: 1 Oct 2015
0.15 miles
9
Backworth Colliery Railway
Trackbed of a mineral line, parallel to the North Tyneside Steam Railway, now a cycle/footpath.
Image: © Richard Webb
Taken: 1 Oct 2015
0.18 miles
10
The Evening Rush Hour
Car lights on the A1058 Coast Road in North Tyneside - view looking west from Norham Road Bridge. The Coast Road from Newcastle to Tynemouth is one of the busiest in the north east.
Image: © Andrew Tryon
Taken: 7 Mar 2012
0.18 miles